Ieva vs Muna
Ieva and Munacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2015, Ieva was ranked #489 and Muna #534 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Ieva was ranked #4709 and Muna #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Ieva and Muna over time
Ieva and Muna appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ieva and Muna changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2023, ending at #4709 and #4709.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ieva #190 in 1989, Muna #279 in 1990.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1971–2015
Ieva held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Muna in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ieva #190 in 1989, Muna #279 in 1990.
The order changed in 2015: Ieva moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #472 and #384; by 2015 that had become #489 and #534.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Ieva #489, Muna #534.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1999–2023
Ieva held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Muna in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ieva #1489 in 2011, Muna #645 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ieva #4709, Muna #4709.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ieva | Muna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ieva and Muna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ieva
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #578 among girls in Norway in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2019
Highest recorded position: #190 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1971–2019).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Muna
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #515 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #279 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1969–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls